Maintenance Electrician - Pontem Group Ltd : Job Details

The companyA UK manufacturing company based in the heart of Birmingham, specialising in the design, manufacture, and distribution of specialist healthcare & medical equipment. Known for their passion for innovation and the development of life-changing equipment to their end customers. On the back of significant growth and demand with key customers, the business is now seeking a maintenance engineer to join the team.The roleReporting into the Engineering Group Leader, A Maintenance Electrician is now required to join the team to be responsible for all planned maintenance and breakdowns and supporting production across their Birmingham site.You will take responsibility for:

• Proactively maintaining all production equipment, fault diagnostics and responding to machine breakdowns
• 3-phase wiring and panel building.
• Carrying out equipment modifications, and supporting new product introduction
• Utilising lean techniques such as SMED to define and streamline technical changeovers.
• Implementing planned maintenance schedules, leading continuous improvement strategies and managing individual KPIs.
• Ensuring production deadlines are met and machinery downtime is kept to a minimum whilst tasks carried out are compliant with health and safety regulations and quality standards.

What you needIt is ESSENTIAL for the successful candidate to have the following:

• Apprenticeship trained to HNC Level or above or holds relevant qualifications in the electrical engineering field or similar discipline.
• Previous electrical experience working in a production/manufacturing environment.
• Good knowledge and understanding of PLCs.
• Ability to fault find both mechanically and electrically.
• Good understanding of Health and Safety in a fast-paced production/manufacturing environment

Other DESIRABLE skills include:

• Previous experience working within the healthcare or medical device industry.
• Robotic/Automation experience
• Knowledge/experience of Siemens and Mitsubishi PLCs
• 17th/18th Editions

What is on offerOn offer is the chance to join a leading manufacturer on their journey to improve quality of life for individuals with complex medical needs beyond the borders of the UK. Salary ranges from £40,000 to £42,000, with a 40-hour working week with a weekly rotating shift pattern within the hours of 6am-6pm. Other benefits include, career progression, annual bonuses, plenty of overtime, etc.How to apply?For more information on this role please contact us at our Birmingham office on or email me at . Alternatively, please use the link in this ad to apply now.We will aim to respond to all successful applications within 5 days. If you do not hear back from us within 5 days, your application has been unsuccessful, however, we will keep your CV and details on file to consider you for more relevant opportunities in the future.Pontem Recruitment is a leading specialist recruitment agency that aims to bridge the skills gap between candidates and employers within the Engineering, Manufacturing & Logistics sectors.Pontem Recruitment is acting as an Employment Agency for this vacancy.

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